Daily Republican., 1887-10-27
FOR REFORM,
A"' Domocraiio Rally in the Opors
mouse Last Hight-Strring Speeches
OF G"vernor Bisgs. Hon. Cn.r,ss n,
Lore aud Others.

"oFalc Rally in tie Oaorn
mouse Last Sight-surring Speeches
OF G"vernor Bisgs. Hon. Ch.r,ss n.
Lore aud Others.
There vas about the same numser NJ
peop!e present at the DemoorAtic oon.
st.putionsl reform meeting held in the
opera House last night O. on the preyi.
oss evening, whsn the Republican
meeting was held. Governor Biggs
presided, and there was q uumhsr of
weil-knovn Democrats on the stnpe.
ane ourfain wss rolled up shortly after
ao'cHocs, ard af.er An inspiring air by
inc band State Treasurer William Her.
ner', - chairman of the New Castle
oou"J D.mocrstic Executive Com.
mittee, called the meeting to order, apd
SAID that be vas not present to make \
spsecn, but that he was present TO show
that he was In favor Of Q Convention /:
ne was In favor Of anything that vas
TO- the interest and benefit Of the people
Of Delaware. '00p'"
He had been told that II be attended
this meeting 1t would be his political
dAmnation; well, let IL come, he couid
stand Il, and II he had to sufYsr for he.
Ing on the SIDE Of the people be was
satisfied to take It. He wanted 10
know how many In the audience kueW
how many men II took TO try q man for
stealing o0.cent chicken, and pro.
oeeded to show that 1t took about 6ity
On sixty, 81 cost Of hundreds of dol.
lars. He expressed himself ss being
strongly In favor Of reform, and con
cluded by introd ucing she chairman Of
the meeting, Governor Biggs.
He was received with applause. and
when II subsided be said tpst mi, Wa.
the sec md occasion when he bad heen
called upon within . very short time 10
preside at Wilmington meeting. Ibjs
is not q partisan m ovemsnt, bat ons OF
the people and for the people.
He had the honor years ago OF heinz n
mem Der Of constitutions copvept,on
and uDon looking over the minu Lea OF
that mse'irg he saw that be had stood
up for new constitution. He was The
same to'n sbt, but ss the executive of
the State he had taken an oath 10 ann
port the present oonstitut on, and he
Intended TO do It, but that did OF nrs.
vent bin iavor'rg new one. Tn.re 4.
no State In the UniOu where the execu.
tive holds ss % uoh power as in Dsin
ware. He was opposed TO INV man
holding ,fioe tor life, and thought the
judiciary should be made elective.
He was also opposed to the prooerty
q q1shaostion, aud would wips II ous
like figures en Q SLATE, with q wet
sponge. II 1t oou!d be legally dor e. hs
could wish that he was stripped of b,s
appointing power tomorrow, as f. ga,
The one thing which en- istered life. bn,
hs plad2ed biins.lf that A. lorg as bs
held II he would not appoint auy nan
~ ofhoe, II he knew 1t, who was mot
morally pure and upright in every
way.
When the Governor concluded he in.
troduced the Hon. Charles q, Lore.
who opened his remarks BY ssyiug that
no people were better known than thuee
OF the three couoties on the Delaware. |
In the revolutionary days ,hey were
amcng the FIRST to respond, and their
b avery on the ield wen for than the
pame II she "Blus Hens Chicksns
At that time Della ware was sparsely
settled, and q constitution was formed
which remained 10 70, CO until 1881. |
Then Is WAS amended and enlaryei by
twenty eight men, according as tLey
.hou2 2ht, to nj eet ths Increased uesds ~
.he people. Il 1858. the reopie feelip,
hat they had outaroWn the old coneti. (
'utioD, had another convention called.
Vt which the present Governor mi. ea
lis voice In favor Of new constt;u,iou,
nut II WAS voted down, aud now .n 1887
he psople are again askips for q new
rDe sUns OF Delaware have gone ont
Dto other States and made their marx.
hey arc the bone and Drawn of All
,lases where they have located and the
my reason why they have gone aysp 4
8 because they we're held down In their
latiye state by constitution which
las long since been outgrown. He ,
ecognized the principle of representa-
Ion according to population as the yery
onndation OF good government. Tae ,
heories OF the old world are not our ,
hecriee; here the power is given to the {
fticer by the people, and they are tha ,
ervants OF three people. He wanlei
be people OF Kent and Sussex to an.
ers'and that nothing will be done to ,
ppress them. /
Reforms Of all kinds ars needed In :
bis STATE, but especially In the jadi- /
larry; everything pertaining TO this &
,eins to be conducted ON ,he principle '
how not to do IT, Il takes the sane a
onderous machinery Of the law to try y
petty Cfender that H. does q man for Il
10 life. and sometimes o cssa wbe,e II
ut hupdfed dollars Is involved is nj q
" ed 10 drag along a whole yea. Hs b
sd a 20 known OF case iEyo Wing A q
nndred dollars where the costs yeefe q
v-lva huDdred dol as 81
Gases have taken three judges aud G
eeks OF time to dispose Of with costs @,
TO hundreds Of dollars, that
'ud have heen disposed of by Cne Of
Ifer IN single day, With not more "
IAN 5 costs. He wss In favor OF an Of
ective ludiciary;it was folly to talk a
,out tie judicial ermine being eoiied q,
ith politics, as In New York, the city Is
hioh has more political corruption tt
an ary other city. some OF the best tt
ID purest men have been elected t.
6ges. He had been told by men that th
ey were afraid TO come inso d .la ware to
I.h their cases on account Of the dc. te
? experienced In having them tried. VI
This sort of thing will continue as H
1g as the present constitution Is re. de
ned. 1t is true that we build the ii,
iftest ships thai sail the A tlantIo co
san. TIE Pusey and Jones Company T,
Ids vssBels that are known In South on
nerioan waters The cars OF the ttt
lrlan and Hollipgsworth Com oany se
hose of the Jackson and Sharp W,
mpany were knoW Wn and seen all over 10
3 country and In other Countries as
II Thsae manufacturers have been GO
'cessfal In spite OF all our dra " backs. on
remove the clogs to the whee Is OF to,
gress and how much greater won Id In,
The result. VIZ
Is WAS in favor of all officers being oal
,ted by the people; tbe Governor is COS
,ted, and why shonid not all the tea
er off Jers be eles,ed? This matter cor
reform Is OF the gre at. ars
Importance to ths psople, but they pre
n 10 take but little interest In it, mu
however wanted It understood that hol